Klaudia Szemereyné Pataki (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

''Pataki''; born 4 March 1976) is a Hungarian politician,

member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

(MP) from

Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; hu, Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán. It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...

Bács-Kiskun County Bács-Kiskun ( hu, Bács-Kiskun megye, ) is a county (''megye'' in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the prewar Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. Wit ...

Regional List from 2013-14. She graduated from the

Corvinus University of Budapest Corvinus University of Budapest ( hu, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem) is a university in Budapest, Hungary. The university currently has an enrolment of approximately 9,600 students, with a primary focus on business administration, economics, and so ...

in 2007, after that she participated in a further education at the

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in 2011. She served as leader of the Fidesz group in the General Assembly of

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...

between 2006 and 2010. She currently serves as deputy mayor for economic affairs since 2008. She functioned as Ministerial Commissioner for Automotive Course, Research and Development between 6 December 2012 and 3 March 2013. Szemereyné Pataki became MP for Bács-Kiskun County in April 2013, replacing her distant relative

György Matolcsy György Matolcsy (born 18 July 1955, Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and economist, current governor of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB). He also served as Minister of Economy (2000–2002) during the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán and ...

, who was appointed Governor of the Hungarian National Bank, and as a result he resigned from his parliamentary seat on 3 March 2013. Szemerey-Pataki became interim mayor of Kecskemét on 24 June 2014, replacing fellow Fidesz member

Gábor Zombor Dr. Gábor Zombor (born 12 March 1964) is a Hungarian physician and politician, who served as the mayor of Kecskemét between 2006 and 2014. He was the Secretary of State for Health from 24 June 2014 to 8 September 2015, until his resignation. ...

. She was elected mayor with full term in the 2014 local election. She was re-elected mayor in the 2019 local elections, obtaining 50.21 percent of the vote.

Personal life

She is married to Szabolcs Szemerey. They have two daughters, Szinta and Szelina.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szemereyné Pataki, Klaudia 1976 births Living people Hungarian economists Fidesz politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary Mayors of places in Hungary People from Kecskemét Corvinus University of Budapest alumni 21st-century Hungarian women politicians